ZIOPHARM, INC. Option for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock October 15, 2004
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS OPTION ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
WRITTEN CONSENT OF XXXXXXXX, INC. (THE "COMPANY") AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT
WITH
RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH ACT. ANY
SUCH
TRANSFER MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS.
ZIOPHARM,
INC.
Option
for the Purchase of Shares of
Common
Stock
October
15, 2004
No. DT-1 |
55,125
Shares
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FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, ZIOPHARM, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
hereby certifies that DEKK-Tec, Inc. or its registered assigns (the
“Holder”)
is
entitled to purchase from the Company, subject to the provisions of this Option,
at any time following the applicable Vesting Date (as defined below) and prior
to 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the date that is five years from such
Vesting Date (the “Termination
Date”),
Fifty-Five Thousand One Hundred Twenty-five (55,125) fully paid and
non-assessable shares of the Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Company
(“Common
Stock”)
at an
initial per share exercise price equal to $0.01 (the “Per
Share Exercise Price”),
or an
aggregate exercise price of $551.25 (the “Aggregate
Exercise Price”).
The
shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such exercise are sometimes referred
to
in this Option as the “Option
Shares.”
This
Option is being granted pursuant to the Section 4.1 of that certain License
Agreement dated as of October 15, 2004 by and between the Company and DEKK-Tec,
Inc. (the “License
Agreement”).
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Option shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the License Agreement.
1) Exercise
of Option.
(a) Following
the Vesting Date and prior to the applicable Termination Date, this Option
may
be exercised in whole or in part, from time to time, by the Holder by
presentation and surrender of this Option (with the subscription form attached
to this Option duly executed) at the address set forth in Section 8 of this
Option, together with payment, by certified or official bank check or wire
transfer payable to the order of the Company, of the Aggregate Exercise Price
or
the proportionate part of such Aggregate Exercise Price if exercised in
part.
(b) If
this
Option is exercised only in part, the Company shall, upon presentation of this
Option upon such exercise, execute and deliver (with the certificate for the
Option Shares purchased) a new Option evidencing the rights of the Holder of
this Option to purchase the balance of the Option Shares purchasable under
this
Option upon the same terms and conditions as set forth in this Option. Upon
proper exercise of this Option, the Company promptly shall deliver certificates
for the Option Shares to the Holder duly legended as authorized by the
subscription form. No fractional shares shall be issued upon exercise of this
Option. Any fractional number of shares called for upon exercise of this Option
shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
2) Vesting
of Option.
The
Option shall vest and become exercisable for a percentage of the Option Shares
as follows: (A) 12,500 Option Shares upon the Effective Date (October 15, 2004);
(B) 12,500 Option Shares upon the
dosing of the first patient in the first Phase III clinical trial of Licensed
Product in the United States under a Company or Company sublicense sponsored
IND;
and (C)
25,000 Option Shares upon the final approval by the FDA of the first NDA
submitted by the Company or its sublicensee for a Licensed Product. The date
that any Option Shares become exercisable shall be deemed the “Vesting
Date”
with
respect to such Option Shares. The Option shall remain exercisable for five
years from the respective Vesting Dates for such portion of the Option Shares
and shall thereafter become void.
3) Adjustment.
(a) In
case
the Company shall (i) pay a dividend or make a distribution on its capital
stock
in shares of Common Stock or any other capital stock, (ii) subdivide its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (iii)
combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares
or (iv) reclassify its Common Stock or effect a capital reorganization of the
Company,
or
in
case of the consolidation of the Company with or the merger of the Company
with
or into any other company or of the sale of the properties and assets of the
Company as, or substantially as, an entirety to any other company,
then the
number and type of unexercised Option Shares subject to this Option shall be
proportionately adjusted so that the Holder shall be entitled to receive the
aggregate number and type of shares or other property that, if the unexercised
Option Shares had been exercised in full immediately prior to such time, the
Holder would have owned upon such exercise and been entitled to receive upon
such dividend, subdivision, combination, reclassification or recapitalization.
Whenever the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Option is adjusted
pursuant to this Section 3(a), the Per Share Exercise Price shall simultaneously
be adjusted by multiplying the number of unexercised Option Shares issuable
upon
exercise of this Option by the Per Share Exercise Price in effect on the date
thereof and dividing the product so obtained by the number of Option Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Option immediately following the adjustments
made
in 3(a) above. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event
listed in this paragraph 3(a) shall occur. An adjustment made pursuant to this
Subsection 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date in
the
case of a dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after
the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or
reclassification.
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(b) If,
as a
result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3, the Holder shall become
entitled to receive shares of two or more classes of capital stock or shares
of
Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company upon surrender of this
Option , the Board of Directors (whose determination shall be conclusive and
shall be described in a written notice to the Holder promptly after such
adjustment) shall determine the allocation of the adjusted Per Share Exercise
Price between or among shares or such classes of capital stock or shares of
Common Stock and other capital stock.
(c) When
any
adjustment is required to be made in the number or kind of shares purchasable
upon exercise of the Option, the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of
such event and of the number of shares of securities or property thereafter
purchasable upon exercise of the Option.
4) Reservation
of Option Shares; Fully Paid Shares; Taxes.
The
Company hereby undertakes until expiration of this Option to reserve for
issuance or delivery upon exercise of this Option, such number of shares of
the
Common Stock as shall be required for issuance and/or delivery upon exercise
of
this Option in full, and agrees that all Option Shares so issued and/or
delivered will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and further
agrees to pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon such issuance
and/or delivery.
5) Limited
Transferability.
This
Option may not be sold, transferred, assigned or hypothecated by the Holder
except in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Act”),
and
the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, and is so transferable only
upon the books of the Company which the Company shall cause to be maintained
for
such purpose. The Company may treat the registered holder of this Option as
such
holder appears on the Company's books at any time as the holder for all
purposes. All Options issued upon the transfer or assignment of this Option
will
be dated the same date as this Option, and all rights of the holder of such
Option shall be identical to those of the Holder and upon such transfer or
assignment, the Holder shall have no further rights under this
Option.
6) Loss,
etc., of Option.
Upon
receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of this Option, and of indemnity satisfactory to the Company,
if
lost, stolen or destroyed, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Option,
if mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Option
of like date, tenor and denomination.
7) Status
of Holder.
This
Option does not confer upon the Holder any right to vote or to consent to or
receive notice as a stockholder of the Company, as such, in respect of any
matters whatsoever, or any other rights or liabilities as a stockholder, prior
to the exercise of this Option. If this Option is exercised only in part, the
Holder shall have no such rights or liabilities with respect to any unexercised
portion of this Option.
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8) Notices.
No
notice or other communi-cation under this Option shall be effective unless,
but
any notice or other communication shall be effective and shall be deemed to
have
been given if, the same is in writing and is mailed by first-class mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to:
If to the Holder: |
DEKK-Tec,
Inc.
c/x
Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
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If to the Company: |
ZIOPHARM,
Inc.
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Chief Executive Officer
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9) Investment
Intent.
(a) The
Holder represents by accepting this Option that it understands that this Option
and any securities obtainable upon exercise of this Option have not been
registered for sale under Federal or state securities laws and are being offered
and sold to the Holder pursuant to one or more exemptions from the registration
requirements of such securities laws. The Holder is an “accredited investor”
within the meaning of Regulation D under the Act. In the absence of an effective
registration of such securities or an exemption from such registration any
certificates for such securities shall bear a legend substantially similar
to
the legend set forth on the first page of this Option. The Holder understands
that it must bear the economic risk of its investment in this Option and any
securities obtainable upon exercise of this Option for an indefinite period
of
time, as this Option and such securities have not been registered under Federal
or state securities laws and therefore cannot be sold unless subsequently
registered under such laws, unless as exemption from such registration is
available.
(b) The
Holder, by its acceptance of this Option, represents to the Company that it
is
acquiring this Option and will acquire any securities obtainable upon exercise
of this Option for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or
for
sale in connection with, any distribution of such securities in violation of
the
Act. The Holder agrees that this Option and any such securities will not be
sold
or otherwise transferred unless (i) a registration statement with respect to
such transfer is effective under the Act and any applicable state securities
laws or (ii) such sale or transfer is made pursuant to one or more exemptions
from the Act.
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10) Headings.
The
headings of this Option have been inserted as a matter of convenience and shall
not affect the construction of this Option.
11) Applicable
Law.
This
Option shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. The parties
agree to settle any disputes through binding arbitration in the city, county
and
State of New York.
The
Company has caused this Option to be signed by its President and Chief Operating
Officer to be effective as of October 15, 2004.
ZIOPHARM,
INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
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Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title | President & Chief Operating Officer |
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SUBSCRIPTION
The
undersigned, ___________________, pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing
Option, hereby elects to exercise the foregoing Option to the extent of
purchasing ____________________ shares of Common Stock under such Option and
hereby makes payment of $___________ by certified or official bank check in
payment of the exercise price for such Option .
The
undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Company that the undersigned
is acquiring the shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to exercise
of
the foregoing Option for investment purposes only. The undersigned hereby
further acknowledges that the undersigned understands that such shares (a)
have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Act”),
and
are being issued to the undersigned by the Company in reliance upon the
foregoing representation and warranty and (b) may not be resold except in
accordance with the requirements of the Act, including Rule 144 under the Act,
if applicable. The undersigned further consents to the placing of a legend
on
the certificates for the shares being purchased to the foregoing
effect.
Date: ___________________________ | Signature: ________________________________________________ |
Address: ________________________________________________ |
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _______________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
____________________ the foregoing Option and all rights evidenced by such
Option, and does irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________________,
attorney, to transfer such Option on the books of ZIOPHARM, Inc.
Date: ___________________________ | Signature: ________________________________________________ |
Address: ________________________________________________ |
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PARTIAL
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _______________ hereby assigns and transfers unto ____________________
the right to purchase _______ shares of the Common Stock of ZIOPHARM, Inc.
covered by the foregoing Option, and a proportionate part of such Option and
the
rights evidenced by such Option, and does irrevocably constitute and appoint
____________________, attorney, to transfer that part of such Option on the
books of ZIOPHARM, Inc.
Date: ___________________________ | Signature: ________________________________________________ |
Address: ________________________________________________ |
ZIOPHARM
Oncology, Inc.
Addendum
Dated September 14, 2005
to
Option
for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock
dated
October 15, 2004
Pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 3, 2005, on September 13, 2005,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of EasyWeb, Inc. merged with and into ZIOPHARM, Inc.
(“ZIOPHARM”)
with
XXXXXXXX remaining as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary
of
EasyWeb, Inc. (the “Merger”).
On
September 14, 2005, XXXXXXXX was merged with and into EasyWeb, Inc. and the
combined corporation changed its name to ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (“ZIOPHARM
Oncology”).
In
accordance with the terms of the Merger, each outstanding option, warrant or
other right to purchase capital stock of ZIOPHARM was automatically converted
into an option, warrant or other right to purchase approximately 0.500974 shares
of common stock of ZIOPHARM Oncology, $.001 par value per share (“ZIOPHARM
Oncology Common Stock”),
rounded down to the nearest whole share, for each share of ZIOPHARM capital
stock subject to such option, warrant or other right immediately prior to the
Merger. As a result, this option, warrant or other right was adjusted such
that
the holder is entitled to purchase shares of ZIOPHARM Oncology Common Stock
in
the amounts, and at the per share exercise price, set forth below:
Number
of Shares:
27,616
Exercise
Price:
$0.02/share
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Vesting
Schedule:
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No.
of Shares
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Vesting
Date
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6,904
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October
15, 2004
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6,904
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Upon
the dosing of the first patient in the first Phase III clinical trial
of
Licensed Product in the United States under a Company or Company
sublicense sponsored IND
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13,808
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Upon
the final approval by the FDA of the first NDA submitted by the Company
or
its sublicensee for a Licensed
Product
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